Pairings
CABERNET SAUVIGNON (FULL-BODIED RED WINE)
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LAMB, ESP. BRAISED, GRILLED, OR ROASTED, OR RACK OF
BEEF, ESP. BRAISED, GRILLED, ROASTED, OR STEWED
CHEESE, ESP. AGED, BLUE, AND/OR STINKY (e.g., Brie, Camembert)
GAME AND GAME BIRDS
MEAT, RED, ESP. BRAISED, CURED, GRILLED, ROASTED, SMOKED, AND/OR RICH (FATTY)
STEAK (e.g., rib-eye), ESP. GRILLED) AND/OR SERVED RARE WITH YOUNGER CABS OR AU POIVRE WITH CALIFORNIA CABS
cheese, Gorgonzola
chocolate, esp. dark bittersweet
duck, esp. roasted
filet mignon
hamburgers, esp. grilled, and esp. with California Cabs
mint
mustard, esp. Dijon
pepper, black
rosemary
squab, esp. grilled
thyme
venison, esp. grilled or roasted
Moroccan cuisine, esp. dishes with lamb
basil
bay leaf
braised dishes
broiled dishes
cheese, Gouda, esp. aged
cheese, Parmesan
chicken, roasted
currants, black
egg dishes, stronger
eggplant
garlic, esp. light
goose
grilled meat
heavier dishes
lentils
liver, calf's
meat loaf
meat-flavored sauce
mushrooms
nuts
onions
oregano
osso buco
pasta, esp. with Italian Cabs
peppers, bell
pork
pot roast
potatoes
poultry
prime rib
rabbit
red wine sauce
rib-eye steak
rich dishes and/or sauce
risotto, esp. mushroom
roast beef
roasts
sauces, esp. rich and/or robust
sausage, esp. with Argentinian Cabs
sauteed dishes
short ribs
smoked meats
stew, meat
veal
vegetables, grilled
walnuts